2025 · China · European Union · FRAND · Patents · SEPs · Territoriality · TRIPS Agreement · United Kingdom

EU vs. China (Part 2): Worldwide Licensing Terms for SEPs

This is a brief follow-up to my previous post on the dispute between the EU and China concerning standard essential patents (SEPs). In that post, I discussed how the dispute regarding anti-suit injunctions (ASI) was resolved by Arbitrators at the WTO. In this post, I will be focusing on another aspect of the dispute between… Continue reading EU vs. China (Part 2): Worldwide Licensing Terms for SEPs

2025 · China · European Union · FRAND · International Intellectual Property Law · SEPs · Territoriality · TRIPS Agreement · WTO

EU vs. China: SEPs, FRAND, and the Territoriality of IP Rights at the WTO

Introduction: What does it mean to ‘give effect’ to the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement? What does it mean to ‘give effect to’ the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement? That is the key question at the centre of the dispute between the EU and China at the WTO regarding anti-suit injunctions in standard essential patents… Continue reading EU vs. China: SEPs, FRAND, and the Territoriality of IP Rights at the WTO